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As Putin has for certain re-election, it's time to talk about sanctions again.

Good morning and thanks for tuning in to the Marketplace Morning Report.

We're coming to you live from the BBC World Service and I'm Leanna Byrne.

Polls are opening today for Russia's presidential election.

The sitting president, Vladimir Putin, is the only serious candidate and he's certain to win and right now people in the far

east of the country are casting their ballots. I always bold because it's the

responsibility of a citizen because the future depends on us.

I'd like to see changes for things to be different in the country.

That's why I made the choice that I made.

So let's take this opportunity to look at Russia's economy. The country has faced thousands

of sanctions since it invaded Ukraine. The International Monetary Fund, the IMF, has more than doubled

its economic growth estimate. So how has it kept the economy going

Robin Brooks is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution a think tank based in

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